Genesis 20:12:1Gen.20.12.W1TAB
וְגַם־אָמְנָ֗ה
vegamomna
“and also indeed”
- Transliteration
- ve-gam-om-NA
- Extended
- veh-gahm-ohm-NAA
- IPA
- /və.ɣam.ʔɔm.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and also indeed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-gam-om-NA
- clause
ve-gam-om-NA a-kho-TI vat-a-VI HI AKH LO vat-i-MI
- sentence
ve-gam-om-NA a-kho-TI vat-a-VI HI AKH LO vat-i-MI vat-te-hi-LI le-i-SHA
Exegesis
The verse begins with vegam {וְגַם | wə-gam} ‘and also,’ linking this statement to the preceding narrative and adding clarification.
The asseverative particle omnah {אָמְנָה | ʾom-nāh} ‘indeed; truly’ strengthens Abraham’s assertion.
In context — Genesis 20:12
And also, she is indeed my sister—the daughter of my father but not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 20:12, so the Hebrew word וְגַם־אָמְנָ֗ה (vegamomna) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.20.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.12.W1.S1) and character.